How do you feel, on "Organic", Living?

**Maryann57** · 04-02-2009, 01:59 PM

Hello and welcome , I have been living an Organic life style now for over 4 years and I feel amazing. Now I have read and listened to many people who says Organic is no different from any other eating habits, how do you feel on this comment? I used to be a women who was over weight no drive to do any thing now today i feel like an energy bunny and i just keep going.I hope I can get some feed back on how people think about Organic. When I learned about Organic products and read about it I was amazed at how we are putting things on our bodies that are making us slowly determined ourselves. Well I wont keep going on but I sure hope to get feed back on this and thank you.

**MommyBliss** · 04-02-2009, 03:31 PM

I am just starting down this road right now. We are getting rid of all the nasty foods in our house and going organic. I just think we will be healthier overall.

**starsapphire** · 04-02-2009, 03:42 PM

I have incorporated some organic food into our diet but it is so expensive. I would say we eat about 40% organic food. I like the idea of no pesticides and you get more nutrients.

**vigilant20** · 04-02-2009, 03:48 PM

I like the idea of organic and natural living, but I'm just not willing or able to pay the extra at this point. I'm a vegetarian, and if I bought all organic produce...especially while I'm eating more raw foods (which I do on and off for several weeks at a time) the cost would be unreal. It costs me 2-3 times as much to eat 50% raw for a week the way it is! (which is why I have to do it on and off)

That being said, I'm putting in my first veggie garden now, and am going the organic route. I make cleaners rather than going the toxic route. Stuff like that. So I do what I can where it makes sense.

**hotprincesscm** · 04-02-2009, 07:12 PM

I think it's a good idea if you can afford it! I cannot afford it...I try and eat as healthy as I can, with a sprinkling of organic thrown in for good measure!

**MoonMommy** · 04-02-2009, 08:00 PM

I try to buy as much as I can either organic or local. I think it is better for the environment and for your body. It is pricier and there are some things that I just can't do organic yet. However, I am working on producing some of that stuff myself.

**IndigoMom** · 04-24-2009, 12:47 PM

It's something we've strived for. We're not all the way there yet. Our garden will be grown organically - if it's successfull (I hope, I hope), it's going to be a great help in that journey for us. If nothing else, it will loosen funds we're not spending on what we grow to make better purchases for what we need from the mainstream markets.

**mommy4ever** · 04-24-2009, 01:09 PM

I am working toward more and more organics. But I have to do it slowly..lol. I have to work within our budget. I have found a produce coop that is about the same cost as conventional. I'm going to give that a try. I am getting a side of beef, while not certified organic, it's from friends who raise just a few for friends and family, the animals are treated kindly, fed natural foods. So as close to organic as I can afford

I garden, and hope to have fresh greens from the garden all year. The soil is treated with organic compost.

I am as green as possible within the home.

I'd like to go all the way organic, but the cost of milk is pricey it would be $50 a week for milk alone. So we do where we can. I'm working at getting the kids on more water less milk over all, so if we can go down to 2 gallons a week, then i'll do organic milk too.

**calimomx2** · 04-24-2009, 01:19 PM

We decided to go organic a couple of years ago. It has been a slow process since we are a 1 income family. I've slowly built my pantry and I buy as much organic as we can afford each pay period. I always buy organic dairy and produce and if there is money left I buy whatever else I can!!

**suki** · 04-24-2009, 01:31 PM

We grow only heirloom organic veggies, have our own organically fed and free-ranged chickens, raise our own organically fed and pastured hogs.

That being said, I don't necessarily avoid products which are not organic. I have no problem downing Oreos or eating a burger at McD's. Balance.

**justpeachy92** · 04-24-2009, 04:54 PM

We eat organic foods as our budget allows. I focus more on eating organic fruit and vegetables because we eat most of those raw, so I don't want them to have been treated with pesticides.

**Persimmon Lace** · 04-24-2009, 11:48 PM

We eat seasonally, locally and use pastured meat products purchased from the people who raised the livestock. I shop at the farmer's market and grow my own food. We do not eat organically unless I can find it locally. We have been doing the 100 mile diet and having organics of any kind in Oklahoma means that they were probably shipped from more than 100 miles away. So I buy/grow what I can and freeze it. I will also be canning for the first time this summer.

One caveat to this is I do support the Angelfood ministries for those who need it and so we use their boxes on occasion. Now that the growing season has come upon us, my dsis and I won't be ordering for awhile.

**Thevail** · 04-25-2009, 12:16 AM

We do as much organic as we can, but it is sometimes pretty expensive. I'd say we're 60% organic on our diet. 100% organic on our lawncare. About 40% organic with our bedding and linen.

But not very much organic on furniture and clothing since we buy at thrift stores and well..it's pretty much made of whatever it's made of. We do buy polar fleece that's made from recycled pop bottles though.

**Judi Dial** · 04-25-2009, 08:54 AM

We prefer to eat organic and/or kosher, since that frequently means almost the same thing. Especially with meat, DH said he'd rather do without than run the risks associated with "conventional" meats. I have always looked regularly at the USDA recall site and we noticed that meat products, especially sausages, prefab, etc. from lesser-known brands were more often recalled than the big names. Also, kosher and "natural" chickens taste much better, another selling point. So, we eat "name brand" or "natural" or kosher meats.

Otherwise, we try. I have spent a lot of time and energy this season finding organic PYO sources for strawberries as my local PYO isn't organic, and the markets almost never have them. (Although we bought & ate 2 pints last week!)

My goal with the produce this year is to find organic sources, a PYO or a farmstand where I can buy in bulk for the produce that retains the most pesticide load:

peaches, apples, sweet bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, pears, grapes (imported), spinach are the 10 worst.

Peaches, nectarines, strawberries, cherries and pears we only eat in season.

Apples, bell pepper and celery are staples, so this is a BIG problem. We have bought starts and grown celery the past 2 years. Unblanched celery is YUMMY and if I'm lucky, I'll find plants this year too, I've never managed to grow it from seed....

Spinach is my usual substitute for lettuce in the winter, so that's problem too.

The only thing in the 10 worst that I have no problem with is the imported grapes. As a rule, I never buy them.

That's what I'm doing this year, is trying to find alternate sources for the 10 worst produce items and not break our budget! Next year, I'll probably tackle 11-20....

Judi